C IUCN · LC · Least Concern Strigiformes Strigidae

Barking Owl

Ninox connivens

CIOC 3004

Barking Owl

Ninox connivens

Strigiformes · Strigidae

Barking Owl (Ninox connivens).

ATK102

DEF75

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Illustration · not to scale

Body Mass: 578 g
Diet: Vertebrates
Migration: Resident

⚔️ Ecological Combat Rationale

ATK 102

Apex raptor equipped with razor-sharp talons and curved beak, applying devastating dive kinetic energy (ATK 102).

DEF 75

Dense plumage insulation and vigilant aerial positioning reducing ground strike vulnerability (DEF 75).

* These descriptions interpret game abilities, not measured physical strength. Generated scores use body mass, rarity and balancing rules; legacy cards retain manual values.

How to identify

Detailed field marks are not yet available. Use the linked sources to confirm an identification.

Similar species

Species-specific comparison notes are not yet available. Related birds below are not necessarily lookalikes.

Calls & songs

Ethmostigmus · Sources & credits

🌍 Range & Habitat

Distribution: Australasia: Northern Moluccas & Eastern New Guinea and Australia Habitat: Forest & Woodland

5 · Subspecies & regional ranges

Ninox connivens rufostrigata
Morotai to Obi (n Moluccas)
Ninox connivens remigialis
Kai Besar (Kai Is., se Moluccas)
Ninox connivens assimilis
ne New Guinea, Manam and Karkar (n of ne New Guinea) and sc, se New Guinea
Ninox connivens peninsularis
wc, ne WA to Cape York Pen., ne QLD (wc, n Australia)
Ninox connivens connivens
sw SQ and ec QLD to s VIC (sw, e, se Australia)

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